Shell Exec MCP server
Execute bash commands with background job support.
9 stars77 downloads/wk
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Shell Exec tools (2, 1 write)
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Public scan report
scanner v0.1.9 · 2026-09-27 · same rubric, same numbers if you re-run it
- Code scan13 source files scanned; 13 source files scanned25/25
- –Live reliabilityno gateway calls yet and no remote to proben/a
- –Tool poisoningtools not inspected (local package is not executed); not countedn/a
- Auth qualitylocal package, no credentials required12/15
- Maintenancelast push 18 days ago15/15
- Maintainer identityregistry namespace matches repository owner; GitHub account older than a year8/10
How Shell Exec compares
Against every graded MCP server, from our own scans and uptime checks. Updated after each scan run.
- Safety score
- 92/100
- higher than 93% of 48,243 servers
- Tools
- 2
- the typical server has 7
- Tools that change things
- 50%
- typical: 0%. Fewer write tools means less an agent can break
- GitHub stars
- 9
- more than 87% of 28,706 servers
- Downloads a week
- 77
- more than 56% of 12,306 servers with a package
What its tools let an agent do: 1 read · 1 run or deploy
Install Shell Exec in Claude Code, Cursor or VS Code
Runs npx -y shell-exec-mcp on your machine. Read the scan report first; the gateway never runs local packages.
claude mcp add shell-exec-mcp -- npx -y shell-exec-mcp
What the publisher says
From the Shell Exec repository's README, as published. We do not edit it. Read it on GitHub
shell-exec-mcp
MCP server for executing bash commands with background job support.
Use Cases
Run build commands: Execute npm run build, make, or other build tools and get the output.
File operations: Use find, grep, mv, rm, mkdir -p, stat etc. for file management.
Long-running tasks: Start servers or watch processes in background mode, check on them later.
System info: Run df -h, ps aux, env etc. to inspect the system state.
Setup
Follow the instructions on install-mcp, which generates the right config for your MCP client (Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, Cline, VS Code, and more).
Tools
Contributing
Pull requests are welcomed on GitHub! To get started:
- Install Git and Node.js
- Clone the repository
- Install dependencies with npm install
- Run npm run test to run tests
- Build with npm run build
Releases
Versions follow the semantic versioning spec.
To release:
- Use npm version to bump the version
- Run git push --follow-tags to push with tags
- Wait for GitHub Actions to publish to the NPM registry.
Nothing above is checked by us. What we check is on the safety report.
Shell Exec: common questions
- Is Shell Exec MCP server safe?
- Yes, by our scan: it is graded A (92/100). Read the Shell Exec safety report
- How do I install Shell Exec?
- It runs on your machine. Copy the Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code or Claude Desktop config from the install section.
- Does Shell Exec need an API key?
- No secret keys are declared. It reads 1 setting from the environment.
- Is Shell Exec maintained?
- The last commit was 56 days ago (2026-09-09). The latest release is v1.2.0.
- What can I use instead of Shell Exec?
- Servers from other publishers that do the same job: Computer MCP server.
- How does Shell Exec compare with other MCP servers?
- safety score 92/100 (higher than 93% of 48,243 servers); tools 2 (the typical server has 7); tools that change things 50% (typical: 0%. Fewer write tools means less an agent can break). Full comparison.
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